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Date:      Wed, 12 Dec 2001 13:08:39 -0800 (PST)
From:      Donnie Jones <donniejones18@yahoo.com>
To:        "Justin P. Michel" <justinmichel@home.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Sendmail Configuration w/ new Static IP
Message-ID:  <20011212210839.46463.qmail@web20610.mail.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <001701c18316$29016140$090ea8c0@vhds001>

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--- "Justin P. Michel" <justinmichel@home.com> wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> I have had a server up and running fine for the last
> month using FreeBSD Release 4.4.  I run it off of a
> cable modem, where they have assigned me a static
> IP.
> 
> Last night, after a power outage and equipment
> failure/upgrade, they informed me that my IP address
> had to be changed, and gave me the new one.  
> 
> I have changed all the DNS records and what not, and
> the webserver (that is on the same machine) is now
> back to normal, however, the mail server (sendmail)
> won't let me send my mail.
> 
> My question:  Is there a specific place in the
> sendmail configuration where it registers and keeps
> your IP address, and is it still referencing the old
> one?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Justin
> | FBSD - Unleash the Daemon!
> | jpmichel@jcontinuum.ca


I am not sure where you may need to change the IP
address or hostname, or what not.  But, the sendmail
configuration files are located in /etc/mail.

Also, did you change your host entries in /etc/hosts
and did you change your "hostname" entry in
/etc/rc.conf.

Good luck.

-Donnie

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